Tripod

LensVid.com takes a look at all the new tripods, monopods, ballhead, and fluid heads including announcements, previews, reviews, and roundups.

What is the best studio tripod? what is the best travel tripod? what is the best all-around tripod? which tripod is the most cost-effective and which is the best high-end tripod? we try to answer all these questions (which of course keep changing as a tripod and head technology evolves) as well as bringing you info on new tripod/head gear and reviews plus our buying guide for tripods which should help you understand some of the basic terms associated with tripods and what you need to know to get the tripod/head that fits your needs.

Turn Your tripod into a Vertical Slider

by LensVidHDSLR Photo Tips TechniqueMay 10, 2020November 10, 2020

In this video photographer, Mark Holtze shares a really simple but neat trick on making vertical shots using any tripod with a center column. We also add our own little…

Tips to Better Use Any Tripod

by LensVidPhoto Tips TechniqueSeptember 29, 2019November 10, 2020

In this video photographer, Hudson Henry shares a number of tips for using tripods, especially in an outdoor type environment. There are many things that are worth keeping in mind…

How to Make a DIY Flat to the Table Camera Holder for Under $10

by LensVidDIY Gear Photo GearSeptember 17, 2019November 10, 2020

Shooting products and food professionally it happens to us quite often that we need to shot very low on a table. We have a large number of tabletop tripods and…

Travel Tripod Roundup: Manfrotto vs. Sirui vs. Gitzo vs. Peak Design

by LensVidGear Guides Photo GearJuly 27, 2019January 18, 2021

In this video, our friends and colleagues Chris Niccolls (and Jordan Drake) from DPR, take a look at four different travel tripods to try and find which one is the…

Peak Design Wants to Reinvent the Travel Tripod

by LensVidNew ProductsMay 22, 2019November 10, 2020

Peak Design just announced a new Kickstarter campaign for a new travel tripod which has an innovative design with an ultra-compact build. Basically, all tripod designs so far have some…

New on Kickstarter: SwitchPod Folding Handheld Tripod

by LensVidNew Products Photo GearJanuary 30, 2019November 10, 2020

If you love vlogging or just need a simple yet sturdy tabletop tripod that you can pack into almost any camera bag a new Kickstarter campaign called SwitchPod might be just what…

Highline “World’s First Titanium (Hollow) ballhead

by LensVidNew Products Photo GearDecember 9, 2018November 11, 2020

Denver-based startup named Colorado Tripod Company (CTC) recently introduced a new Kickstarter project which includes a number of interesting new products including what claims to be “the Highline – the…

Manfrotto Befree Tripods Line Up (Photokina 2018)

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive New Products Photo GearNovember 5, 2018November 11, 2020

During Photokina 2018 we had a chance to take a look at Manfrotto’s new line of Befree tripods which includes several new tripods and heads. Valentina from Manfrotto was here to…

First Look: Manfrotto Twin Leg Carbon Fiber Tripods (Photokina 2018)

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive New Products Photo GearOctober 25, 2018May 9, 2020

During Photokina 2018 Manfrotto unveiled a large number of new products including two new pro video tripods (and two kits with Nitrotech heads) and we had a chance to take…

Manfrotto XPro Ballhead Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsOctober 2, 2017November 11, 2020

Just over a year ago when we were getting ready for Photokina 2016 we received a large number of products from Manfrotto – one of them was the XPro Ballhead…